Terms Flashcards
All behaviors can be explained by rewards and consequences
Behavioral
Each person has freedom in directing his/her future and achieving personal growth
Humanistic
Culture and society impact behavior
Sociocultural
Behavior explained through brain, nervous system, endocrine system, and genetics
Biological
Thoughts change behavior. Change your thoughts, you change your reality.
Cognitive
Brain and spinal cord
Central nervous system
Understanding behavior is hidden in subconscious
Psychoanalytic
Everything else
a) Autonomic system: automatic
b) Somatic system: controllable
Peripheral nervous system
Hormones in bloodstream to send messages
Endrocrine
Chemical messengers
Hormones
Master gland; boss of other glands
Pituitary gland
Controls weight, mood, temperature, energy, and sleep
Thyroid gland
Fight or flight; strength; stress management
Adrenal gland
a) Testosterone: makes boys men; growth; muscular
b) Progesterone/ Estrogen: makes girls women; mood; cycles; fertility and pregnancy
Sex glands
